The organic EL device of the present invention has an anode, a hole transport layer, a luminous layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in the order of description. The hole transport layer includes an arylamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): in the formula, Ar 1 to Ar 4 each represent a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group, and the luminous layer includes an N-aromatic substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound.